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Long Steam Tricycle
The Long steam tricycle appears to be one of the earliest preserved examples of a steam tricycle, built by George A. Long around 1880 and patented in 1883. One example was built, which after some years of use was dismantled and the parts dispersed. In 1946, one John H. Bateman, with assistance from the 96-year-old Long, reassembled the machine, which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. The example at the Smithsonian has been noted as the "oldest completely operable self-propelled road vehicle in the museum". In 2004–2010, the item was displayed at Blackhawk Museum in northern California. Specifications Specifications in the infobox to the right are from the Smithsonian Institution ''America on the Move'' collection. Steering the two front wheels was accomplished via two independent tillers which would have made simultaneous steering and control of the brake levers difficult for a single individual. See also *List of motorized trikes *List of motorcycles of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Steam Tricycle Patent Drawing
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The Atlantic
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, as ''The Atlantic Monthly'', a literary and cultural magazine that published leading writers' commentary on education, the abolition of slavery, and other major political issues of that time. Its founders included Francis H. Underwood and prominent writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Greenleaf Whittier. James Russell Lowell was its first editor. In addition, ''The Atlantic Monthly Almanac'' was an annual almanac published for ''Atlantic Monthly'' readers during the 19th and 20th centuries. A change of name was not officially announced when the format first changed from a strict monthly (appearing 12 times a year) to a slightly lower frequency. It was a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Tricycles
A steam tricycle is a steam-driven three-wheeled vehicle. History In the early days of motorised vehicle development, a number of experimenters built steam-powered vehicles with three wheels. The first steam tricycle – and probably the first true self-propelled land vehicle – was Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's 1769 ''Fardier à vapeur'' (steam dray), a three-wheeled machine with a top speed of around 3 km/h (2 mph) originally designed for hauling artillery. Failing to meet the army's design criteria, no further development was undertaken. The Long steam tricycle appears to be one of the earliest preserved examples, built by George A. Long around 1880 and patented some time around 1882; an example is on display at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1881 the Parkyns-Bateman steam tricycle was demonstrated in England. It used a petroleum-fired steam boiler (making it the first petroleum-powered vehicle), driving a double-acting two cylinder steam engine on the chassis of a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artifacts In The Collection Of The Smithsonian Institution
Artifact, or artefact, may refer to: Science and technology *Artifact (error), misleading or confusing alteration in data or observation, commonly in experimental science, resulting from flaws in technique or equipment ** Compression artifact, a loss of clarity caused by the data compression of an image, audio, or video ** Digital artifact, any undesired alteration in data introduced during its digital processing ** Visual artifact, anomalies during visual representation of digital graphics and imagery * In the scrum software project management framework, documentation used for managing the project Archaeology * Artifact (archaeology), an object formed by humans, particularly one of interest to archaeologists * Cultural artifact, in the social sciences, anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users * ''The Artefact'' (journal), published annually by the Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria Computing * Artifact (sof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Burkina Faso
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until July 1984. The story of the posts in Burkina Faso begins in the 1890s, with French penetration into the area and the establishment of military posts. Prior to the creation of French Upper Volta in 1919, postal service in the area was administered by Senegambia and Niger and then Upper Senegal and Niger. Upper Volta Upper Volta's first stamps were issues of Upper Senegal and Niger overprinted "HAUTE-VOLTE", appearing in 1920. Overprints and surcharges continued to be issued throughout the 1920s, then superseded in 1928 by a definitive series of 23 stamps featuring three designs: a Hausa chief, Hausa woman, and Hausa warrior. Upper Volta also participated in the Colonial Exposition Issue of 1931. In 1932 the colony was dissolved and its territory divided between Côte d’Ivoire, French Sudan and Niger. Republic Upper Volta was reconstituted in 1947, its postal administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be transformed, by a connecting rod and crank, into rotational force for work. The term "steam engine" is generally applied only to reciprocating engines as just described, not to the steam turbine. Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separated from the combustion products. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. In general usage, the term ''steam engine'' can refer to either complete steam plants (including boilers etc.), such as railway steam locomotives and portable engines, or may refer to the piston or turbine machinery alone, as in the beam engine and stationary steam engine. Although steam-driven devices were known as early as the aeolipile in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Steam Road Vehicles
The history of steam road vehicles comprises the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land and independent of rails, whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine. The first experimental vehicles were built in the 18th and 19th century, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam, around 1800, that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. The first half of the 19th century saw great progress in steam vehicle design, and by the 1850s it was viable to produce them on a commercial basis. This progress was dampened by legislation which limited or prohibited the use of steam-powered vehicles on roads. Nevertheless, the 1880s to the 1920s saw continuing improvements in vehicle technology and manufacturing techniques, and steam road vehicles were developed for many applications. In the 20th century, the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Motorcycles Of The 1890s
List of motorcycles of the 1890s aka ''motorrad'' (DE) sometimes ''motor cycle'' or ''moto cycle'' Motorcycle *Hildebrand & Wolfmüller * Geneva steam bicycle *Marks motorcycle (1896-1901) *Millet motorcycle *Pennington motor bicycle *Roper 1896 steamer bike (see also Roper steam velocipedes) *Werner Motors 1897 model(motor over front wheel) *Excelsior Motor Company (UK) 1896 Crystal Palace motorcycle with Minerva *Perks & Birch Motor-wheel (1899-1904) Tricycle *Ariel tricycle (1898) *Benz Patent-Motorwagen (1885-1893) * Léon Bollée Voiturette *De Dion-Bouton tricycle (produced 1897 to 1904) *Long steam tricycle *Indian Tri-Car (1907) * Motrice Pia * Orient tricycle *Pennington Autocar (1896) *Clark gasoline tricycle (1897) Quadricycle See also *Horse and buggy *History of steam road vehicles *History of the motorcycle *List of motorcycles by type of engine *List of motorcycles of 1900 to 1909 *List of motorcycles of the 1910s *List of motorcycles of the 1920s *List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Motorized Trikes
List of motorized trikes is a list of motorized tricycles also called trikes, and sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka reverse trike). However, language and definitions vary. One of the most successful trikes of its day was the De Dion-Bouton tricycle; from 1897 until the start of the 20th century about 15,000 licensed copies were sold, with De Dion Bouton usually supplying the engines, and it was overall the most popular motor vehicle in Europe. Trikes have caused tautological confusion and simply defied typical two and four-wheel classifications, especially in the 21st century. Regardless, many popular motorcycles and/or automobiles had three wheels. Examples 17th century *Stephan Farffler's trike 18th century * Cugnot's ''fardier à vapeur'' (steam powered) 19th century * Ariel 2.25 hp tricycle (1898) * Benz Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Berkeley Daily Planet
The ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' was a free weekly newspaper published in Berkeley, California, which continues today as an internet-based news publication. The ''Daily Planet'' is politically progressive, and offers endorsements of progressive and liberal to left leaning candidates. The ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' provides coverage of City Council meetings as well as other official city functions and commissions. The ''Planet'' distinguishes itself from other local news sources in its detailed coverage of local land use issues in the city. History The ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' was founded April 7, 1999 by a group of journalists and Stanford MBAs with funding from outside investors. In September 2000, the ''Daily Planets owners, doing business as Bigfoot Media, started a second free daily, the ''San Mateo Daily Journal''. On November 22, 2002, due to the soft Bay Area retail economy, the ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' suspended publishing temporarily. "Employees arrived at work this mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Tricycle
A steam tricycle is a steam-driven three-wheeled vehicle. History In the early days of motorised vehicle development, a number of experimenters built steam-powered vehicles with three wheels. The first steam tricycle – and probably the first true self-propelled land vehicle – was Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's 1769 ''Fardier à vapeur'' (steam dray), a three-wheeled machine with a top speed of around 3 km/h (2 mph) originally designed for hauling artillery. Failing to meet the army's design criteria, no further development was undertaken. The Long steam tricycle appears to be one of the earliest preserved examples, built by George A. Long around 1880 and patented some time around 1882; an example is on display at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1881 the Parkyns-Bateman steam tricycle was demonstrated in England. It used a petroleum-fired steam boiler (making it the first petroleum-powered vehicle), driving a double-acting two cylinder steam engine on the chassis of a Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackhawk Museum
The Blackhawk Museum (founded 1988) consists of five distinct galleries in one facility located in Danville, California. It is best known for its significant collection of classic, rare, and unique automobiles. In addition to its gallery ''Classic Car Collection'', the museum has four other galleries: ''The Spirit of the Old West'', ''Art of Africa'', ''Into China'', and ''World of Nature''. The facility is located within the Blackhawk Plaza shopping center and is an affiliate through the Smithsonian Affiliations program. The museum is a subsidiary of a not-for-profit Behring Global Educational Foundation. History Founded by a partnership between benefactor Ken Behring and Don Williams that began in 1982, the Blackhawk Automotive Museum first opened its doors in . The museum was established to ensure that significant automotive treasures would be exhibited for public enjoyment and educational enrichment. Hacienda-based architect Doug Dahlin is responsible for the design of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
